Coffee-steep



A. JOHNSTONE.

COFFEE STEIEP. APPucATloN man c. i9, 1921.

Patented Dee. 20, 1921.

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ARTHUR JGHNSTDNE, OF TTUMWA, UWIA.

COFFEE-STEER Lelllllli Application le. October 3.9, 1921.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that l, ARTHUR JoHNsroNn. ev citizen ot the United States residing at ttnmwa in the county of Wapello and State of iowaE have invented certain new and useful improvements in Coiiee-Steeps; and l hereby declare that the following is a tfnll, clear, and exactdescription there et'7 reference heine' had to the accompanying; drawings, which torni part ot the specification.

My cotee steep for brewing coiiiee.

Ilihe ohject of niv invention is to provide a steep so constructed that the coiiee hrew will consist only of the aromatic oils, and all deleterious lov-products oi3 the lore-w such acids and like deposits will he separated and confined troni mining;- with the hrew.

invention chiefly consists in providing :i double lilter which serves to perfect the coliiee brew; iirst lijf filtration of the coilee with boilingv water and then iiltering the product to separator designed to intercept and retain the acids and other deleterious liv-products while the perfect hrew passes to the coffee not or other vessel used to secure the perfect cotlee hrew. lt will he seen that l, provide 'for duplicate tiltration, and also precipitation of the acids and deleterious hv nroducts. l steep the coffee well with hoili water uniformly lov confining the saine in limited space through which the boiling water passes resulting in the fullest extraction. Under the coffee container l". provide a receptacle positioned helow the coffee container de.'4 ned to precipitate to its bottoni the acids. etc., 'from the hrewj the acids` etc. sinking; to the bottoni. while aromatic/oils and cotee essence heine; of lighter specific :oreviti7 rise and escape through. openings in the side wall of the receotecle shove the bottoni thereofn lt wil also he seen that l provide a coffee steepA designed to he need independent of a coffee pot and edaoted to he used over any suitable receptacle for holding the brew such for example as a cup, howl or like article.

ln the accompanying drawing; Figure l is a front elevation et my invention partly in section. Fig, 2 is a perspective view ot the lower strainero Speccaton oi' Letters Patent.

invention relates to an improved Patented Dec. 2Q, i921.

Serial No. 508,695.

Referring more particularly to the drawings l denotes the hot water receptacle terniihatingl in a coiee receptacle ll formed integral therewith l2 denotes a detachable cov-i tor said receptacle provided with small pertorations i3 which serve to gradually admit access ot the hoilingrwater in receptacle l() to 'the coffee in receptacle 1l. The bottoni of receptacle 11 is provided with small openings le formino; a strainer. l5 denotes a bottoni strainer fitted to walls of the receptacle l1 hy a bayonet joint 16 on each side which fasten into lugs 17 on the side walls of receptacle l1. i8 denotes small perforations in the side walls oit receptacle l5 and serve as a second strainen said perforations as shown in the drawings are positioned above the hottorn of the re ceptacle. ln operation boiling water is poured into receptacle lO and passes through the perforations 13 in cover 12 and has access to the coitee. The coii'ee being` well steeped the liquid or hrew passes throueh the strainer holes 11i in the bottom ofthe coffee receptacle tothe receptacle l5 supplving the saine with the hrew until it over- 'flows through openings 18 into a coll'ee pot or other receptacle adapted to receive the brew strained of all acid and sediment, which h v gravity tall to the bottom of re ceptacle l5.

Claimsv i, A coil'ee steep for brewing coffee consistingi` ot a coffee strainer havinga superincurnloent hot water container' and sepa rated therefrom hv detachable nercolator., said coi-fee strainer having; a perforated hottoni and a precipitator having a closed bottom and strainer `located in its side walls positioned ahove said perforated bottoni.

coiiee steep tor brewing coffee consistingr ot a coee strainer having* a superincurnloent hot water container, .aid coffee strainer having' a perforated hottorn and a precipitation cup detachehlv attached thereto having; a closed bottoni end strainer located in its sidewalls positioned above said perforated hott-om. i ln testimony that l elaiin the foregoing as my own7 l atliz; my signature,

ARTHUR JGHNSTONE. 

